This month, EQUISS brought 120 minutes of deep club cuts to the airwaves, running from hip hop in the first hour into heavier, break infused  4x4 for the second.

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EQUISS - August 2024

AfricaNow! January 22, 2025 Reflections on Autonomy, Direct Democracy & Marronage with Modibo Kadalie Pt. III & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Internationalism

Topics and Guests: Following up from our show last week, today, we will listen to Pt. III of a four-part series where we explore direct democracy, autonomy, marronage, Black anarchism, and atheism with Modibo Kadalie. Dr. Modibo Kadalie is a social ecologist, academic and lifelong radical activist within the Civil Rights, Black Power and Pan-Africanist movements and the Founding Convener of the Autonomous Research Institute for Direct Democracy and Social Ecology (ARIDDSE). He is the author of Pan-African Social Ecology: Speeches, Conversations and Essays (2019); Internationalism, Pan-Africanism and the Struggle of Social Classes; Intimate Direct Democracy: Fort Mose, the Great Dismal Swamp, and the Human Quest for Freedom (2022) and a number of other articles.

January 20 was Martin Luther King Day commemorating the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.—he would have turned 96 on January 15.  AfricaNow! goes into its archives with a program in which we explored Dr. King's internationalism—its historical and contemporary impact. That program featured Dr. Clayborne Carson, who was then the Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor of History and Ronnie Lott Founding Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University. Currently Dr. Clayborne Carson is Martin Luther King, Jr., Centennial Professor Emeritus of History at Stanford University. Dr. Carson has devoted his professional life to the study of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the human rights movements inspired by King. His numerous publications include his award-winning book, In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s. Full bio is available at fsi.stanford.edu/people/clayborne-carson.  We join the original archived show (from https://soundcloud.com/africanowonline/africanow-jan-17-2024-dr-kings-internationalismhistorical-contemporary-impact) after the presentation of a portion of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech of April 7, 1957, entitled Birth of a New Nation presented soon after attending Ghana’s Independence Day celebration on March 6, 1957.

MUSIC ON THE SHOW: intro--“THE MESSAGE CONTINUES” BY NUBYA GARCIA; break--“FREEDOM SOUNDS” BY THE SKATALITES; sign-off--“HYMN TO FREEDOM” BY OSCAR PETERSON; closing--“FREE” BY STEVIE WONDER.

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Originally broadcast on WPFW 89.3FM, Washington, DC. Tune into AfricaNow! live on WPFW 89.3 FM in the Washington, DC Metropolitan area or visit www.wpfwfm.org on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00PM (U.S. Eastern).

AfricaNow! Jan. 22, 2025 Reflections on Autonomy, Direct Democ. & Marronage w Modibo Kadalie Pt. III

jenn's tracklist
Fin kraft - Five years like this
Patch + keys
wowjean - yessimyelling at you
must dream - river grass
thom dehli - four seasons
aloisius - angelina
thom dehli - blue sky
aloisius and bung - what's in your mouth
Elaine malone - your sweet love
Bianca scout - this city has a wall

jasmine's tracklist
Dialect - “New Sun”
Lord Of The Isles & Ellen Renton - “For A Burning World”
James K. - “Blinkmoth”
Dylan Henner - “I Was Reading The News But I Felt So Sad I Had To Stop”
Pavel Milyakov & Lucas Dupuy - “Flutes Of Doom”
Pavel Milyakov & Yana Pavlova - “One Day Stand”




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lovers in arms ep 15 with Jasmine Wood ❦

A mix beamed in from the future by singeli's young star.

If singeli has a new era, DJ Travella is its leading light. At just 23 years old, the Tanzanian producer is pushing the genre into fast, frenetic and unmistakably futuristic territory. And while there aren't too many entries in the RA Podcast's 20-year history where you can say, "this has no parallel whatsoever," RA.984 shatters that assumption in style.

Singeli emerged from Dar es Salaam's underground in the early '00s, forged from limited resources and unlimited creativity. Producers looped and sped up taarab instrumentals using basic software like Virtual DJ, creating a sound that was chaotic, witty and lightning fast. With support from local studios like Sisso and Pamoja, singeli took root as the breakneck pulse of Tanzanian youth culture.

Travella—real name Hamadi Hassani—came up outside that infrastructure. He began producing music aged ten, self-taught and internet-savvy. By 2022, he was touring Europe with Kampala-based collective Nyege Nyege and gaining global attention for a distinct style he's dubbed "cyber-singeli." 

Like gabber, hardcore and jungle before it, singeli is unapologetically go hard or go home. It's unique and utterly infectious. After all, what could possibly connect pop provocateur Arca to the late president of Tanzania? Not much—except singeli. 

Travella's RA Podcast is a white-knuckle ride through this blistering sonic universe. It's wild and joyful yet controlled—a window into one of the most exciting young minds in global club music.

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Find the interview and tracklist at ra.co/podcast/984.

RA.984 DJ Travella

Oldies, jungle, hip hop, bass music, and more from legendary Florida DJ hopper1000. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/hopper1000/episodes/hopper1000-12th-april-2025

hopper1000 radio 120425

An inter-continental mix of upbeat underground rap and hip-hop, with a few palate cleansers thrown in to keep you on your toes.

These songs have given me immense joy over the past few years, reminding me of my favourite friends, gigs and travels.
 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/joy-2025/episodes/joy-2025-alcove-w-a_y-6th-may-2025

alcove w/ a_y 060525

Madrid-based avant pop artist AMORE selects some choice ‘Top Hits, Ballads, etc…’ ahead of the release of her new album under the same name. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/amore-8th-may-2025

AMORE 080525

Zzzzzzzzzzzz... Shhhh... There's a baby sleeping in the house! 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/under-sleepy-moon/episodes/under-sleepy-moon-19th-may-2025

Under Sleepy Moon w/ Yawning Portal 190525

On this month’s Crying Is Softer Than You Think, we welcome Tristan (tristan.jpeg), a close friend and inspiring presence throughout our recent projects — especially during the most recent edition of our festival.

His presence, both quiet and generous, gave us real strength when we needed it most.
Beyond that, Tristan is a deeply talented person — in his work, his sensitivity, and the way he moves through music.

Known for his subtle yet deeply expressive selections, Tristan blends delicate textures, emotional electronics, and genre-bending soundscapes with effortless precision.

This set is both a tribute and a shared moment — intimate, generous, and full of quiet strength.

ty le boss <3

tracklist:

Metta World Peace - Oceanic Obliquity
River Y - Time Makes Diamonds From Coal
Sleep D & Albrecht La'Brooy - Limestone
sleeping forest - rise of nature
New Composers - Sputnik Of Life (Ambient Mix)
Toma Kami - Sin Dub
Das Glow - Cathedrale
Kangding Ray - Rush
Sangre Nueva - Hurt
Lil Ronin - Timbaland
IVVVO - Good, Bad, Baby, Horny
AraabMuzik - High
Belief Defect - The Difference between Objects
Djedjotronic, Lokier - Are Friends Electric
Jack Murphy - Untitled 02
Cosmic Baby - Fantasia (12' - Intro)
The Radio Dept. - Never Follow Suit

Noods Radio #24 - crying is softer than you think - 3ss:tan()

Crystallmess transmits from Houston, where echoes of the GO SLOW, Eldorado Ballroom night curated by Solange Knowles still pulse through chopped and screwed rhythms, refracted through a Black diasporic lens. This live set traces a lineage of resistance and reinvention, folding Southern hip-hop textures into a dreamscape of memory and future. Infused with West African influences — a nod to Texas’s vibrant West African immigrant communities, the largest in the US. Expect DJ Slim K, Mike Jones, Point Blank, DJ Screw and Screwed Up Click mixed with 80’s Nigerian funk, Gqom and more.  
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/crystallmess/episodes/crystallmess-1st-july-2025